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• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 16:31:57 -0500
  ...energy pulse to the ignition coil which the coil converts to high voltage to fire the plugs. It needs a heat sink because it...
• Re: Can a bad alternator drain the battery.
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:36:51 -0800
  ...he walked into work each morning (we had a lot of high voltage with unlimited current in the equipment we woked on) and anytime...
• Re: Friday off-T solar questions:long
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 Dec 2016 14:50:39 -0500
  ...You don't have an MPPT controller that will take > advantage of the high voltage. Wire in parallel to increase Amps and not > voltage...
• Re: 87 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Sep 1995 08:38:32 -0700
  ...The high speed switch is direct full battery voltage. In some cases the resistor fails (typically "open"). Otherwise it is usually the switch. These...
• Re: Yucatan trip report (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 13:28:42 -0800
  ...voltage regulators probably would have worked ) .,.........it was easy to wire voltage feed to the generator's feed for night running.............with high beams...
• Vitrfrigio install report
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:20:44 -0800
  ...Deep cycle batteries can be drained more, but have their own set of problems, like needing a higher voltage to charge them completely and...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 01:22:12 -0400
  ...and see what should be getting voltage and isn't. Possibly an engine ground problem brought out by the high cranking current? Yours, David
• Re: oil pressure warning system anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 06:50:03 -0500
  ...I'm sure you've already thought of this, but check to see whether the high-pressure sender has failed short. It may be...
• Re: What Ohm value should a dash LED measure?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:37:02 -0500
  ...In other words its apparent resistance will depend on what voltage the tester applies to it. Since it is a diode its "resistance" will...
• Re: 120A or 150A Alternator Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:34:54 -0700
  ...Plus, I have 600W of high beams, heated seat and a bunch of other electrical accessories that make my system voltage drop to down...
• Re: Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 08:33:46 -0700
  ...We can debate what the best voltage setting at alternator should be, based on driving habits, time of year, agm or flooded battery etc...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:32:27 -0400
  ...Engine stalling at high speed Tyler has the single wire '85 1.9 O2 sensor according to his first post. Any short would be...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Morning Starting Issues...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 07:35:58 -0400
  ...BTDT Dust and dirt that accumulates on ignition wires plus condensed moisture adds up to a conductive path for the high voltage sparks. I...
• Re: me too (solar)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:59:37 -0400
  ...I typically > see 4 or so amps going into the controller (at a higher voltage) and 5 > to 6 amps coming out. Watts in...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:05:22 -0700
  ...Also since the failure will usually occur on the > highway you have to consider the effect of the engine overheating by the > time you...
• Re: Timing theory
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:09 -0400
  ...Secondary is the obvious part -- takes in high voltage in the middle of the cap and sends it to one of the side terminals...
• Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:42:05 -0500
  ...circuits in series and under certain conditions you could get excessively high voltage to one side. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Installed headlight relays, need new bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 11:38:43 -0700
  Hola Leo! Perhaps I've mentioned this before but...now that you have minimized the voltage drop to your harness connectors you have overcome...
• Re: AFM adjustment - flap, slider, spring wheel voodoo question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:18:32 -0400
  ...I'm still not getting the >>voltage at high RPM the procedure says I should. > > Would you quote the part you're talking about...
• Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:10:24 +0300
  ...2 spark plugs per cylinder and all the high voltage silicone wiring and tubing covered with steel pipes. Oh.. this was a military airplane...
• Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:35:23 -0800
  Rather than make something that requires a connection inside the temp gauge why not just have something triggered by the voltage level on the...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 17:50:57 ADT
  ...a certain voltage level to function properly, and the already depleted battery when cranking the starter wasn't putting out high enough volts, despite...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:37:36 -0700
  ...resistance or voltage output vs. air flow? For that matter, even > a graph/table of resistance values/output voltage vs. sensor plate > movement would...
• Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:49:19 -0700
  ...So, whoever put together > the Amp numbers may have been calculating them based on a voltage of > 13.4 V (typical alternator output voltage...
• Re: Water Level Sensors Good News vs Bad News?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:53:32 -0400
  ...by using op-amps with higher input impedances, lower >input current; and increase the values of the voltage divider resistors -- See above... >David Beierl...
• Re: O2 readings
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 15:35:05 -0600
  ...mixture > is > > > *very* steep right around the "ideal" mixture, so you should see a rapid > > > fluctuation above and below .5 volts) with higher voltage...
• Re: Stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 22:25:23 -0500
  ...that the AFM on a 1.9 should give the same voltage > reading as one from a 2.1, but with 10% less flow...
• Re: Intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:21:13 -0400
  Benjamin, how did the broom stick work? Our '87 used to do the same when the weather was hot or after driving at high...
• Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 05:16:21 MDT
  ...Worry about other things. > What an original (and short...) reply to a highly technical post...:-) Don't worry, be happy! (even if your beloved...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:42:30 +0000
  ...The regulator supplies both gauges with ten volts +/- half a volt, so your regulator is just in spec on the high side (this will...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:05:05 -0300
  ...I too think the resistor is for voltage drop. Parts list >>> specifies "an LED" so..... >>> >>> My sense is that voltage stored in the cap...
• Re: T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 23:16:14 -0400
  ...When the >> voltage dropped below 12V, >> the relay would cut and separate the batteries. >> Battery 2 remains loaded, >> hence the sense voltage does not...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...gauge recommendations What a tasty question! I have: (in the heater air cover) oil pressure, oil temperature, battery voltage taken at the fuse panel...
• Re: Norcold results (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:59:15 -0700
  ...5 volts, and not the unknown minimum operating voltage of the Norcold, which is probably higher. I'll find out on the next camping...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:54:33 -0700
  Yes, it's a problem due to higher internal resistance of the AGM and Gel design. Marine alternators are set to the proper 14...
• Re: how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 01:34:49 -0700
  ...I suspect that one has to do with the way the gauge itself works, or with the voltage supplied to it. Nick At 07...
• Re: Electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:23:05 -0500
  ...Alternator is dying, or your voltage reg-u-mo-lator ain't. I'd lean toward the alternator. The Volt regulator *may* have been...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 12:59:38 -0700
  ...Engine stalling at high speed The 2 separate throttle switches was replaced with the single cam switch somewhere mid 84. All 85's have...
• Headlite wiring & adding Euro style grille & small driving lites to my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:09:15 -0700
  ...Typical voltage at the lights can be as low > as 10.5 volts with the hi-beams on. Not good for lighting. Putting 4...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:24:08 -0500
  ...Min/Max -- captures the highest and lowest values of a reading. Handy for example when measuring voltage drop during cranking. Frequency/duty cycle -- good...
• Re: Operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 11:34:53 -0500
  ...I did have the heat going full > and was driving highway speeds, and the air temp in MD was in the 30-40F > range...
• Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:17:43 -0700
  ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/afmharness/afmharness.htm A higher voltage Capacitor is okay. Maybe it's a Plugged fuel filter? Gary...
• Re: Temperature Gauge reads too high
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:49:08 -0700
  I have trouble with mine reading way too high. The fan does come on sometimes in town and the engine is not overheating at...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:14:28 -0500
  ...The voltage right at the alternator stud should be 14.0 or higher with the engine running (check after driving around for a while...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:17 -0400
  ...Dielectric grease is electrically insulating and does not break > down when high voltage is applied. It is often applied to electrical > connectors, particularly those...
• Re: radiator fan not cycling 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:54:40 -0500
  ...If neither >work, then you'll need to check the voltages of the high and low >terminals to determine if it's the relay...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400
  ...The usual cuase of a coils death is the engine being cranked with the high tension lead disconnected. Always ground it or hold a...
• Re: Was Stutter and Low Batt-Now Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 8 May 2010 07:47:15 -0700
  ...You check this by disconnecting one of the battery cables, preferably the ground, setting your multimeter to it's highest amperage setting (usually 10...
• Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:07:18 -0400
  ...Use the allen screw to fine tune the O2 output voltage. Hopefully the output is good at higher RPMs, otherwise you need to adjust...
• Re: Low windshield washer pressure
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:23:03 -0700
  ...Corrosion of those contacts caused a high resistance which would pass enough curent to show 12 V on the meter, but would not run...
• Re: Good pricing, T105 golf cart batteries? [EDIT}
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:41:47 -0400
  ...This battery operates at a slightly higher voltage (higher acid concentration) across the full range of use. To me going to this size is...
• Check your Voltmeter battery!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 19:34:19 +0000
  ...High School) to evaluate the voltage for the 9 Volt batteries on the digital meters; result was abysmal.  I opened up the Radio Shack...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 23:41:55 -0500
  ...are useless. > > > If they are really useless I'd check the voltage at the lights (maybe > you have an electrical problem, a bad connection...
• Re: 120v generator set up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 01:35:08 -0400
  In order for generator produced power to be clean, the engine also has to be highly regulated. This would not be possible with something...
• Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start/Poor-idle/Stall
  Historical mailing list - "Cliff Westendorp (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 10:55:07 -0400
  ...The customer stated that two days ago after coming off the highway the Van began surging and then stalled. It would not restart for...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 May 2009 14:07:18 -0400
  ...and you'll find where the > high-resistance joint(s) are -- that's where your missing voltage > will show up. �Use a pin or...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:31:29 -0500
  ...This is a connection > system that is ripe for high resistance over time and floating > micro-voltages that can cause electrolysis. > > Extra grounds can...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:07:33 -0900
  ...It boosted the voltage to the headlamps by 1.6 volts, which makes a noticeable difference in the light output. Also drops the current...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:18:28 -0500
  ...operation or voltage readings. one final comment on resistance and gage readings. the resistive temperature gage is located in a high resistance area. it...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 01:55:45 -0400
  ...need the relay for the highest speed setting, since that >>> is the >>> only one that uses full voltage through the switch, or so I...